As he said during a speech at the RSN radio station, these charges are a lie.

“This is an absolute lie,” the TASS minister quotes.

He also added that Bogotá has always advocated the use of political and diplomatic measures to “create the conditions for democratic change in Venezuela”.

Maduro said earlier that Colombia is currently training new militants to attack Venezuela.

On May 3, the Venezuelan Ministry of Defense reported that a "group of mercenary terrorists organized and trained in Colombia" tried to get on the territory of the country by boat. Colombia later denied any involvement in the incident.